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David Wood, associate professor of accountancy, received the 2017 Accounting Horizons Best Paper Award from the American Accounting Association. The award is his seventh AAA best paper award overall.
Chris Silvia not only conducts energy policy research that is influencing the way battery-powered electric vehicles are promoted, he also plays a mean bagpipe.
New research finds the type of sensory experience an advertisement conjures up in our mind taste and touch vs. sight and sound has a fascinating effect on when we make purchases.
When a person types “Mercedes” into a Google search bar, does it mean they are likely to buy one, or does it simply mean they want to print off photos and hang them on the wall?
Research by Marriott School finance professor Taylor Nadauld finds schools increase sticker-price tuition sixty cents for every dollar of subsidized loans available.
New research from Cody Reeves, assistant professor of organizational leadership and strategy, can help leaders avoid headaches when telecommuters are on a team.
Software developers listen up: if you want people to pay attention to your security warnings on their computers or mobile devices, you need to make them pop up at better times.
Couples that play together stay together
Once the lifeblood of campfires and living rooms, stories are redefining global communication, according to recent Marriott School research.
New doctor's orders: No earbuds, no music, and no watching TV while eating.
You’re on the web, responding to an email or watching a YouTube video, when a message pops up on your browser. Do you read it, or do you close the window and get back to what you were doing?
The national publication highlighted research by David Benson and Jim Brau on how firms cover up policies investors won't like.
When it comes to flight safety, U.S. airlines are pretty good at learning from accidents. But new research shows airlines should be learning more from accidents that never happen.
In new research, professor Jeffrey Jenkins can tell if you're angry by the way you move a computer mouse.
Can watching a violent movie make you more likely to lie, cheat or steal? What about reading a violent book?
Marriott School research shows camp jobs teach essential workforce skills
The prototype wasn’t pretty. Wrapped in tinfoil and dotted with hand-drawn circles, the cardboard cylinder could have easily passed for an elementary school project, but the student entrepreneurs didn’t mind.
It's no surprise that some of the most celebrated leaders in the business world also happen to be self-promoting narcissists.
BYU assistant professor Ryan Elder's research found that people react significantly faster to warning signs that depict greater movement.
Why  Strong Families  Make Strong Economies
BYU Information Systems professors found that people say they care about keeping their computers secure, but behave otherwise.
W. Gibb Dyer, Ballard Center academic director, explains the connection between strong families and the economy.
Many business schools are not teaching MBAs to create new businesses, according to two of BYU's innovation gurus.
CEOs might want to tamp down their fightin' words — they could be shooting themselves in the foot.